Double Chocolate Zucchini Cake

January 08, 2013

A moist chocolate cake that hides a healthy veggie twist! Perfect for using up an abundance of zucchini in the summer.

CAKE:
½ cup butter or margarine, softened
½ cup vegetable oil
1¾ cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup buttermilk or soured milk
2½ cups flour
¼ cup cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
½ tsp. cinnamon
2 cups grated zucchini
1 cup chocolate chips
CHOCOLATE ICING:
½ cup butter or margarine
? cup cocoa
3 cups icing sugar
? cup milk
1 tsp vanilla

If you need to sour the milk, then add 1 tsp. vinegar or lemon juice to ½ cup cold milk and let stand 2 minutes before using. Cream together butter, oil and sugar. Mix in eggs, vanilla and buttermilk or...
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Nutritions

Calories
737

Sodium
370mg
15% DV

Fat
32g
49% DV

Protein
6g
12% DV

Carbs
115g
39% DV

Fiber
4g
16% DV

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